Reading Time: 2 min Many books talk about the difference between “strong ties” and “weak ties” in your network, and understanding the difference can be very beneficial. Strong ties are the roughly 150 people that you can stay in regular contact with, known as “Dunbar’s Number“. These are your friends and colleagues that you see regularly, and it’s difficult […]
Productivity
Sync vs SaaS
Reading Time: 2 min With my recent decision to stick with Obsidian, it got me thinking about the two types of products that I use: Sync The two main sync tools that I use are Obsidian and Anki. Both sync to the cloud for access from multiple computers, but all of the data that you use lives directly on […]
What to read next?
Reading Time: 3 min When I finish a book, I often have a small struggle to determine what to read next. I largely addressed it last summer when I set up more meta data around my book library, but I’ve recently taken it a bit further. Thanks to tips from folks like Adam Walker, I now have a good […]
Obsidian wins for now
Reading Time: 2 min A few months ago I started playing with the idea of migrating my notes from Obsidian over to Tana. Tana is a fantastic system and a great tool, but I’ve ultimately decided to keep things in Obsidian for a few reasons. Ownership While I have faith that Tana will be around for a while, using […]
Personal note-taking is going to change dramatically
Reading Time: 2 min My history of using different note-taking tools over the years is well-documented in this blog, including my recent move from Obsidian to Tana. While Tana has some great features and I really enjoy using it, it’s ultimately just a slightly better version of the tools that came before it and I may end up moving […]
Use paper to assist thinking, but store everything digitally
Reading Time: 2 min For about three years now, I’ve been loosely following the Zettelkasten method of taking notes (here’s what that is) and I’m quite pleased with how it’s going. I’m finding that having everything in one system (daily notes, book notes, meeting notes, church notes, other ideas, etc) is amazingly valuable. I’m currently using Tana for that, […]
Duplicate your calendar
Reading Time: < 1 min As time goes on, I’m finding more and more value in duplicating my calendar. I don’t mean duplicating in terms of having a backup (though that’s certainly wise), but in literally copying all of your appointments by hand to a different system. I started this about three years ago with the Full Focus Planner. Each […]
The Bible at my fingertips
Reading Time: 2 min A few years ago, I started loading the Bible into my note-taking system. I did it a little bit at a time, adding chapters as needed along the way. Here is a video I created a couple of years ago to show how I was approaching it: I may have eventually built it all out […]
The Kindle Scribe versus the reMarkable 2
Reading Time: 2 min I’ve been a big fan of the reMarkable tablet over the past few years, as I find it an excellent way to take notes in various settings. Similarly, I’ve been a big fan of the Amazon Kindle for quite a few years now. I still read a good number of printed books, but most of […]
Interstitial journaling is just so powerful
Reading Time: 2 min It was just about two years ago that I first shared the concept of interstitial journaling, and I’ve been at it ever since. If it’s new to you, that old post (which includes a short video) helps explain it. In short, it’s just taking quick notes (often time-stamped) as you go through your day. If […]